The Raspberry Reich -2004- [upd] 💯 Reliable

What makes The Raspberry Reich stand out from standard adult fare is its aesthetic rigor. LaBruce, a former contributor to Index magazine and a veteran of the Toronto art scene, shoots the film like a cross between Rainer Werner Fassbinder and a 1970s loop. The film is drenched in cool, desaturated colors—grays, navies, and the titular raspberry red (the color of revolution and bodily fluids).

They kidnap Patrick, the son of a wealthy banker, to demand a ransom for citywide food banks. The Raspberry Reich -2004-

The Raspberry Reich centers on a fictionalized, modern-day cell of the Red Army Faction (RAF)—a real-life West German far-left militant group from the 1970s, also known as the Baader-Meinhof Gang. LaBruce’s characters, however, are exclusively queer, led by a charismatic and militant woman named Gudrun (played by Susanne Sachsse), who takes her name from RAF member Gudrun Ensslin. What makes The Raspberry Reich stand out from

: Breaking the fourth wall and using stark, often absurd dialogue. Radical Chic : The characters are more obsessed with the They kidnap Patrick, the son of a wealthy